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Essex County’s Native Sons
Approximately 45 miles southeast of Fredericksburg, Virginia, sits the town of Tappahannock. The name originates from the Algonquian word lappihane (or, it has also been noted, toppehannock). When translated, it means roughly “Town on the rise and fall of water.” The town is better … Continue reading
Suicide by Union Bullet?: The Cases of A.P. Hill and Richard Garnett
Death is an occupational hazard for the soldier; it is a basic rule of warfare that there will be casualties. Soldiers face death when they enter battle, and accept that they must be willing to die for their country, their … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Emerging Civil War, Leadership--Confederate, Personalities
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Drawing the War, Part Six: Paul Philippoteaux
Part six in a series. The original inspiration for this series of articles was a piece Chris Macowski wrote earlier for ECW about his daughter and a picture by nineteenth century artist Paul Philippoteaux. The article made me think, again, about how … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Personalities, Preservation
Tagged Abner Doubleday, Alexander Webb, Battle of Gettysburg, drawing-the-war, Frank Leslie's Illustrated, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Cyclorama, John Gibbon, Oliver Otis Howard, Paul Philippoteaux, Pickett's Charge, Richard Neutra, Thomas Nast, William Tipton, Winfield Scott Hancock, Winslow Homer, Zeigler's Grove
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Before the Charge, Forever
In remembrance of Pickett’s Charge: For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o’clock on that July afternoon in 1863, the brigades are in … Continue reading
Buried in Paperwork…Sort Of
Many of you maybe aware that Chris Mackowski and I have been working on a few major projects as of late. These projects have given us the opportunity to search repositories high and low, large and small. The two of … Continue reading
The Sun Sets on the Charge
The 72PA Momument beats back Pickett’s Charge for all time. See more photography from Kathleen Logothetis
The Mystery of Richard Garnett’s Sword
On July 3,1863, George Pickett’s famous Virginian division stepped out from the woods of Seminary Ridge to begin the charge that would go down in the annals of history bearing their commander’s name. It was mid-afternoon and the Battle of … Continue reading
